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Islamic Beliefs and

Practices(Course Code: YAF101)

based on the textHumara Islam

Lesson: Destiny

Developed for the IECRC Online Learning Portal

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Iman Mufassal

I believeinAllah

His

AngelsHisBooksHis

MessengersThe LastDayDestinyThe Rising

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The fact that Allah Almighty has written inthe Lauh-e-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)everything that has happened, is happening,or is going to happen out of His AbsoluteKnowledge is called Destiny.

This is because Allah Almighty is outside thebounds ofTime. Undoubtedly, He createdTime (just like He created everything else.)

What is Destiny?

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Time

At 8 oclock I dont know that you will be sleeping at10 oclock because I am bound by time. But AllahKnows because He is not bound by time (or anythingelse) and His Knowledge is Written in the Lauh and it

is called Destiny.

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Are we forced to act according to our Destiny?

No its the opposite.

Because Allah already knows what we are going to do, He haswritten it. But we intend and act based on knowledge,intelligence and the freedom of choice that Allah has givenus.

So in the previous slide, you didnt sleep at 10 oclockbecause it was written, but it was already written that you willsleep at 10 oclock, because Allah Knows Everything.

Destiny Do we Choose?

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Question: Allah Knows Everything. Then why does He notstop bad things from happening?

Answer: First of all things happen in two ways:

1. Things that happen to us (that we have no control over,either because of someone elses bad actions or a naturaloccurrence)

What we may think is bad may not be bad for us from anAkhirah point of view.

2. Things that we do (that we have control over, that affect usand/or others)

We have to learn from our own mistakes.

When others are badly affected by our bad actions, then

that is part of Allahs Greater Plan.

Destiny

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They are considered the Magians (fire-worshippers) of thisUmmah.

Deniers of Destiny

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Yes, we are taught to tie our camel, and then trust in Allah.(Hadeeth) It is not correct to say Oh why bother planning!

Things will happen as it is written in our destiny anyway!

Should we Plan?

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Three types of Destinies

The real destiny is written in the Lauh-e-Mahfuzand is theAbsolute Knowledge of Allah Almighty, so it cannot change.It is called Taqdeer Mubram Haqeeqi.

However there are two other types of destinies calledTaqdeer Muallaq and Taqdeer Mubram Ghayr Haqeeqi thatare written on the scrolls of the angels and the borders ofthe Lauh-e-Mahfuz. These can change by good actions,prayers and intercession of pious people. But remember thatthe this changing is all part of the real Taqdeerwritten inthe Lauh, so in reality nothing is really changing from the

Lauh.

Can Destiny Change?

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Can Destiny Change?

60years

40years

40years

Lets sayMr. D had

60 years oflife writtenin thescrolls ofthe angels.

Then Mr. Ddoes a badaction stealing!

As a resultof his

stealing,his life getsreduced to40 years.But the

Lauh

The

Lauh

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Can Destiny Change?

60years

80years

80years

Lets sayMs. S had

60 years oflife writtenin thescrolls ofthe angels.

Then Ms. S doesa good action feeding thepoor.

As a resultof her good

action, herlife getsincreasedto 80 years.But the

Lauh

TheLauh

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Can we do a bad action and then blame it on destiny?

No. Because again, you didnt do the bad action because it

was written. You chose to do the bad action and areaccountable for it. Accountability can only happen if we havethe freedom to choose.

Can we blame Destiny?

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Our great Sahaba (may Allah be well pleased with them)forbade us from arguing about destiny. The best way tounderstand it is:

We do not believe in100% freedom to choose.

We do not believe in 0% freedom to choose.

We believe in a Middle Path.

Destiny is a Mercy from Allah Almighty because it helps us inclosure and about making sense about the past and moving

Final Word on Destiny